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Nicklas Backstrom Player Page

Written by Andy Green | 18 May 2012

Backstrom
#19
Full Name:  Lars Nicklas Bäckström
Alternate Captain
A.K.A. "Bäckis", "Mean Lars"
Position: Center
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 210
Shoots: Left
Born: 11/23/87, Gävle, Sweden Sweden
Drafted: 2006, 1st Round, 4th Overall (Washington)

Player Pages
CapGeek - NHL - TSN - LOH - HR - EP
Regular Season NHL StatsPP SH
Season Salary Team GP G A P +/- PIM G A G A GW S S% TOI FO FO% BkS TkA
2007-08 $2,200,000 WAS 82 14 55 69 +13 24 3 22 0 0 4 153 9.2 18:59 874 46.3 34 72
2008-09 $2,500,000 WAS 82 22 66 88 +16 46 14 28 0 0 1 174 12.6 19:56 1,171 48.7 46 77
2009-10 $2,500,000 WAS 82 33 68 101 +37 50 11 26 0 0 4 222 14.9 20:26 1,336 49.9 62 54
2010-11 $6,000,000 WAS 77 18 47 65 +24 40 4 18 1 0 2 202 8.9 20:35 1,315 52.5 64 73
2011-12 $6,000,000 WAS 42 14 30 44 -4 24 3 16 0 0 4 95 14.7 19:09 691 51.1 25 28
 NHL Career 365 101 266 367 +86 184 35 110 1 0 15 846 11.9

Playoffs NHL StatsPP SH
Season Opponent Team GP G A P +/- PIM G A G A GW OT S S% TOI FO FO% BkS TkA
2007-08 vs PHI WAS 7 4 2 6 +3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 19 21.1 20:26 86 50.0 5 2
2008-09 vs NYR,PIT WAS 14 3 12 15 +3 8 2 4 0 0 0 0 33 9.1 21:39 216 49.1 9 10
2009-10 vs MTL WAS 7 5 4 9 +7 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 27 18.5 21:03 135 46.7 6 3
2010-11 vs NYR,TB WAS 9 0 2 2 E 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 0 23:18 163 46.0 9 6
2011-12 vs BOS,NYR WAS 13 2 6 8 +2 18 0 2 0 0 1 1 25 8.0 21:31 233 49.8 16 19
NHL Playoff Career 50 14 26 40 +15 36 5 10 0 0 2 2 129 10.9

AwardsSeason
NHL All-Rookie Team 2007-08
NHL Viking Award 2008-09

Professional Career Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG
2004-05 SEL Brynäs IF 19 0 0 0 -5 2 0 0 - - - - - - - -
2005-06 SEL Brynäs IF 46 10 16 26 -1 30 4 3 4 1 0 1 -2 2 0 0
2006-07 SEL Brynäs IF 45 12 28 40 -1 46 7 0 7 3 3 6 E 6 1 0
Swedish Elite League Career 110 22 44 66 +21 78 11 3 11 4 3 7 -2 8 1 0

AwardsSeason
Elitserien Rookie of the Year 2005-06

International Career Tournament StatsPP SH
Season Tourn. Team GP G A P +/- PIM G A G A GW S S% TOI FO FO%
2005-06 WC Sweden 4 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - - -
2006-07 WC Sweden 9 1 5 6 +2 4 0 1 0 0 0 12 8.3 - - -
2007-08 WC Sweden 9 3 4 7 +1 4 0 2 0 0 0 27 11.1 19:02 106 58.6
2009-10 Oly Sweden 4 1 5 6 +3 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 16.7 18:37 40 69.0
2011-12 WC Sweden 2 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 18:19 38 47.3
World Championships 24 4 10 14 +1 8 0 4 0 0 0 46 8.7
Olympics 4 1 5 6 +3 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 16.7

AwardsSeason
World Championship Gold Medal 2005-06

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